Bramshaw
county:
coords:
Hampshire
SU2716
otherwise: Brammesage, 1086; Bremscaue, 1158; Brumeshage, 1186; Brambelshagh, 1272
BRAMSHAW, formerly partly in Wiltshire
Hypothetical Old English 'Bremelsceaga'='bramble bush wood' or 'bramble strip of wood'; the occasional forms in 'u/o' seem to have been influenced by the word 'brom'='broom'. Note 'Bramble Hill Walk' (cf 1595 'Brambelhill') in this parish. 'Sceaga' usually denotes a small wood, copse or woodland strip.
